White Fishing Report 2-20-15

[Ham]

Weather was crap. I waited until It warmed up to 24 degrees before I left. I got screwed a little bit by the generation. I went to the dam, but they turned off water just before I pulled up. I relocated down river.

I started fishing around 1300. Weather was hard on my hands. Wind blew me upstream and cross stream. It made it tough to feel bites.

Any way. I quit when I got to 50. I put it back on the trailer just after 4 pm.

In related news, there was a Wednesday this week.

[joeD]

50 fish in three hours seems good to me. I was not fishing today.

Thanks for the bland report. It was....something.

[Guest]

I know about those kinda days. There's no luck, you had to work to get to 50.

Trout has just now gotten back on the radar for me. Its usually smallmouth, bream or crappie.

What's a good trout jig to fish for city pond trout? 1/100 or 1/32 weight?

I now nothing about micro jigs, other than they're tiny & hard to cast.

[Ham]

I would guess the 1/32 oz, but that's a guess. I love tight line it and put it under a float. I think both would work.

Once the roads are safe, head this way sometime.

[Ham]

I failed to mention that yesterday was my first testing day on Richard Cross's Gen 2 Crossfire Rod. It is lighter in hand than the original and has a crisper blank. With the wind I had yesterday, it wasn't the best day to compare absolute sensitivity.

I used identical reels spooled with the same line and used the same weight jigs. I should have had the same color tied on both rods.

The fish liked the jig tied on the original better than the prototype. I would fish until I caught ten fish and then swap rods.

I need more time with it, but it was very pleasant to fish with. I felt like it was an improvement, but not radically different than the first Crossfire rods.

My understanding is that he has a few more prototype blanks he will be testing. A improved Rod will be brought to market at some point.

[Terrierman]

I don't go fishing in the winter anymore without hothandz in both coat pockets. They really help. Glad you got out.

[Ham]

Measured 17 inch smallie. Zig Jig is at back of throat.

[Ham]

this was the glare ice at top of ramp. Downslope was clean.

Rick, I had hot hands. I wish I had used 3 or four at once.

[Ham]

Still looking at the jig.

[Ham]

A really pretty pink one. As good as I should hope for from a camera phone.